---
type: "Bill"
title: "Schools, Charter - As enacted, authorizes a chartering authority to require a charter school sponsor to pay to the chartering authority an application fee of up to $2,500 with each charter school application the charter school files. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 13."
description: "Schools, Charter - As enacted, authorizes a chartering authority to require a charter school sponsor to pay to the chartering authority an application fee of up to $2,500 with each charter school application the charter school files. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 13."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 263"
citation: "Tennessee SB 263 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Schools", "Charter"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brooks H", "Tracy"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 46
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-31"
last_action: "2017-05-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/96feee5f-b08d-4386-9793-59425e706238"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0263&GA=110"
source_hash: "c765774ba30f3eb7daa425c7455351f7fec6089012583a960cb62ba75ca96b79"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
---

# Tennessee SB 263 (110) — Schools, Charter - As enacted, authorizes a chartering authority to require a charter school sponsor to pay to the chartering authority an application fee of up to $2,500 with each charter school application the charter school files. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 13.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/SB0263.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/25/2017 Passed (1) — **9–1** (pass) · upper
- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/5/2017 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Brooks H — primary (person)
- Tracy — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-01-31** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-01-31** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-01** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-02-01** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2017-02-02** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
- **2017-02-02** P2C, ref. to Education Instruction & Programs `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-03** Assigned to s/c Education Instruction & Programs Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-22** Placed on s/c cal Education Instruction & Programs Subcommittee for 3/1/2017
- **2017-03-01** Placed on cal. Education Instruction & Programs for 3/7/2017
- **2017-03-01** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Instruction & Programs `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-07** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-08** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 3/15/2017
- **2017-03-08** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-15** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 3/21/2017
- **2017-03-15** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-21** Action def. in Finance, Ways & Means Committee to 4/4/2017
- **2017-03-22** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/29/2017
- **2017-03-29** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 4/4/2017
- **2017-03-29** Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 4/5/2017
- **2017-04-04** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 4/5/2017
- **2017-04-04** Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 4/5/2017
- **2017-04-05** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2017-04-05** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 4/11/2017
- **2017-04-11** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-12** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/13/2017
- **2017-04-13** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/20/2017
- **2017-04-19** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/25/2017
- **2017-04-20** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2017-04-20** Passed H., as am., Ayes 88, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2017-04-20** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0040) `amendment-passage`
- **2017-04-20** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-04-24** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-04-25** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2017-05-01** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 5/3/2017
- **2017-05-03** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2017-05-03** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2017-05-03** Passed Senate, Ayes 25, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-05-03** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0335)
- **2017-05-03** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2017-05-04** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-05-09** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-09** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-05-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-22** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 361
- **2017-05-22** Pub. Ch. 361
- **2017-05-22** Effective date(s) 07/01/2017

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/96feee5f-b08d-4386-9793-59425e706238`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).